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New Zealand: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

49 / 119

Importer Rank

47 / 119

Trade Balance Rank

78 / 119

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2018) $39,796,999,047
Total Imports (2018) $43,685,328,445
Trade Balance (2018) ($3,888,329,398)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2018) [2] 28.13%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2018) [2] 28.27%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
China $9,640,909,657
Australia $6,336,413,975
United States $3,821,020,730
Japan $2,421,322,400
South Korea $1,208,689,910
United Kingdom $1,071,798,989
Singapore $880,229,416
Hong Kong $788,517,576
Malaysia $710,946,938
Indonesia $679,135,297

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
China $8,633,405,517
Australia $5,012,939,656
United States $4,419,565,878
Japan $3,032,825,596
Germany $2,207,352,165
South Korea $2,001,284,670
United Arab Emirates $1,984,557,067
Thailand $1,919,097,673
Singapore $1,474,425,811
Malaysia $1,445,718,189

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(04) Dairy Products $10,187,110,644
(02) Meat $5,148,310,751
(44) Wood $3,629,700,044
(08) Fruit & Nuts $2,240,325,280
(22) Beverages $1,405,816,782
(99) Items nesoi $1,349,015,587
(19) Cereal, Flour & Starch $1,291,374,807
(84) Industrial Machinery $1,274,095,771
(03) Seafood $1,135,667,030
(21) Prepared Foods $875,916,788

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $6,266,053,244
(84) Industrial Machinery $6,043,017,440
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $5,303,526,209
(85) Electrical Machinery $3,531,349,621
(39) Plastics $1,611,557,560
(90) Precision Instruments $1,237,318,155
(30) Pharmaceuticals $1,008,869,678
(94) Furniture $873,852,910
(88) Aircraft $871,684,772
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $842,333,882

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2018) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 1/12/2020
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